Stunning image! Love the colors and the background bokeh..and your accompanying words are equally as beautiful and perfect!!!

Picturit: Thank you so much Marcie, just some nice plants in my back-yard, I noticed it when I went outside in the early morning, the sun was just awakened and there was that beautiful light, fresh air, so no tears for me that time...pure joy.
The words came from the heart.
Astrid

Is there a word for Ray's "Gobsmacked" in Dutch, Astrid?! That is indeed the right word and you should be in your highest heaven right now. All our tears are put into a bottle and saved for the day we need a cleansing rain. Thank you for this reminder. This is, for me, one of your best images ever and is a Likey! Ontzettend bedankt voor jouw erg goed woorden.

Picturit: "Smakkerd" een dikke kus op de mond , that is the translation of 'Gobsmacked' I do hope Ray's wife is NOT jealous
The words came from the heart, we all have our 'moments' of grief, sorrow and sometimes we feel like hiding into the dark.
However if we keep faith and walk on tall and count our blessings each day, it might give a positive turn to things.
Dank je wel dat je deze voor een Likey gekozen hebt......
We keep faith for the future.
Astrid.

This is highly unusual, it feels that the leaves are edged, like a garment embroidered with beads. How lovely! And the bokeh is gorgeous.

A nice post for 9/11, don't know if that's what you intended.

Picturit: Thank you Ruth for your dear words and no this was not a post for 9/11, but I guess we can fill in these words for many occasions, right now I have tears of joy, they can easily go into tears of sorrow, I guess that is for many of us people, sometimes life is as a roller coaster and we have to hold on and have faith for the future.
Hope you have a nice day.
Astrid.

Picturit: Louis you put this in such nice words.
You might be right...
Have a nice day, I am thinking about Martin and all of the people who are in the Tornade Ike....
That might be tears of sorrow.
Astrid.